Skanska’s programme management group, Skanska Integrated Solutions, has finished the new Josiah Quincy Upper School in Boston’s Chinatown in time for the 2024 school year, earning praise from the city.
The $223m project was funded in partnership with the City of Boston and the Massachusetts School Building Authority, which provided $54m of the funding.
Skanska was programme manager for the project, planning for which started nearly a decade ago.
Totalling 178,000 sq ft in area, the six-storey school accommodates 650 students in grades 6-12, 84 staff members, and 29 classrooms.
Facilities include a 435-seat auditorium, a 125-seat theatre, and a 10,000-sq-ft gym.
The ventilation system has enhanced air filtration to mitigate pollution from the adjacent Massachusetts Turnpike.
The project also included landscaping and re-paving surrounding streets and sidewalks.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on 12 September.
Rohn MacNulty, deputy director of public facilities for the City of Boston, called Skanska an “outstanding” programme manager.
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